After nearly two years, residents in the Musali Divisional Secretary area in the Mannar district were allowed to resettle in their villages this week. A resident is seen walking with his belongings back to his home. Pic by Sanka Vidanagama
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I guess that this is one of the most common fables that have come down the line, but in today’s context it is very important that we repeat it
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SLT Rainbow Pages - the national directory information service provider
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EPF, ETF billions to the rescue
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Powerful new post likely for Gen. Fonseka
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SLIC fraud: Culprits got ‘out of jail’
It was just the other day at the Galle Face victory parade that President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the nation that this country could not be betrayed to drugs, corruption and fraud and overwhelming laziness.
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Lanka’s dual track foreign relations - Political Column
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